5/27/13

5/19/13

A very dear friend recently started dating someone and needed a birthday card - masculine cards are oftentimes very hard, no matter the occasion!

I actually dug out some Halloween papers - not that you would ever know; paired them with a pop of color - red and let the sentiment and frame do the talking. I colored the outside border of the frame with grey Copics, then used my colorless blender to remove color in the center on all 4 sides and fade the color a bit. Added just a hint of red at the corners and finished it off with some red/white twine.

5/16/13

Love this little stamp set from Papertreyink - Just a Kiss - isn't the sentiment adorable? There are just a handful of sentiments in the set but they are just PERFECT for engagements, anniversaries, weddings, etc. This particular card was created for a bachelorette party.

Layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 184; I added LOTS of stitching and LOTS of distressing with Memento Rich Cocoa. See the little flag? I used the same paper on the bottom half of the circle, but I distressed it with the Cocoa ink then applied a light coat of clear Wink of Stella - I LOVE THAT STUFF; I'm going to marry it - LOL!!

Inside

The sparkle is just incredible IRL and I've only tried the clear pen so far! I added espresso dimensional pearls around the scalloped circle also.

5/12/13

Gorgeous cupcakes and colors huh? Hope you'll join us! And here's my CAS interpretation using this fab pink washi tape from Downtown Tape! Hope you'll take the time to join us over at Cupcake Inspirations this week.

5/7/13

This week over at Crafty Creations, we're creating with Something Old / Something New. I could go for days about things that are "old" or "unused"...a/k/a hoarder of designer paper - BUT alas, i found a few other things for my creation that were old...and a couple new ones too! I also used an old paperback book for the flower and that gem in the center? Um...yeah, I've had it for a long, long time - thrilled to use it...finally!

The layout is Mojo Monday #292; and for my new items, I used MFT's Gift Card Greetings stamp set along with the vertical gift card die - swoon! I colored in the "you" with a Copic and then covered the letters with glossy accents. All the papers, gift card holder as well as the die on the inside were edged with Frayed Burlap distress ink. The notebook die is from PTI and I added the A+ with a red Spica glitter pen; vellum for the border with some fabby chocolate ribbon ..that I totally covered up - oops! LOL

The inside has more DP with a die from Verve Visual; I stamped the words "teacher" and "rock" in MFT Hot Fudge; then stamped the "U" from Verve's You and I set in PTI's Hawaiian Shores - love how it reads "teacher U rock"... :D

Inside

Inside - Up Close

Perfect for a year-end teacher's gift and since this one has a bit of bulk, we'll be giving it in a clear envelope - always fun when you can see your creation through the envelope.

I'm quite certain that most of you have NO CLUE that Queen Whiplash is going to be a Grandma, right? I mean it's not like she has a day ticker counting down the days, or that she reminds you in each of her posts OR THAT WE HAVE A BRAND NEW RELEASE to honor her soon to be blessing?

YES - the little one will be here in short order and we cannot wait...nor can Queen Whiplash...side note...do you think NOW is when I should stop calling her Queen Whiplash? Hmph...it's her own fault, just ask me! :D

Well, you have all month to help us celebrate the new arrival! There are 12 new Billie Bear's being released AND for the remainder of May, you can purchase each one for £1.75 each!

I went all paper-piecing crazy on my little bear - everything is paper-pieced! The bear, the nose, the diaper and the duck - I had so such fun mixing and matching!! Used my clear Wink of Stella glitter pen (still in love!!!) for the little heart - fab sparkle! Layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #183.

Thanks for popping in; hope you join the fun and be sure to check out all the amazing creations over at the LCI Challenge Blog!!